Urgent Question on banking reform
4 February 2013
Shadow Financial Secretary, Chris Leslie, asked an urgent question in the House of Commons on Monday 4 February 2013, on the Government's approach to banking reform.
Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Greg Clark, responded to the question on behalf of the Government.
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Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill
Mr Clark announced that the Government had laid before the House the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill.
Urgent questions
At times MPs may want to put an urgent question to a Minister. If a matter of public importance has arisen, which an MP believes requires an immediate answer from a government minister, they may apply to the Speaker to put forward such a question.
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If the Speaker agrees, the question will be asked after that day’s Question Time.
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